diff --git a/tests/test-default-push b/tests/test-default-push
new file mode 100755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-default-push
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+hg init a
+echo a > a/a
+hg --cwd a ci -Ama
+
+hg clone a c
+
+hg clone a b
+echo b >> b/a
+hg --cwd b ci -mb
+
+echo % push should push to default when default-push not set
+hg --cwd b push | sed 's/pushing to.*/pushing/'
+
+echo % push should push to default-push when set
+echo 'default-push = ../c' >> b/.hg/hgrc
+hg --cwd b push | sed 's/pushing to.*/pushing/'